ORLANDO – The UCF baseball team has been named a 2024-25 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award recipient, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
The Knights were one of over 440 collegiate programs across all levels to earn the award, as well as one of nine Big 12 Conference schools. The Black and Gold were honored after achieving their highest in-season GPA in program history, recording a 3.46 clip during the spring semester.
To be named an ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award recipient, a team must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the 2024-25 academic year or higher and have the head coach be a member of the ABCA.
The honor marks the second straight year under head coach Rich Wallace that the Knights have been represented on the list.
The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's awards program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
About UCF Athletics
UCF is a proud member of the Big 12 Conference. Our mission is to positively transform the lives of our students academically, athletically, and personally through a nationally competitive intercollegiate athletics program that enhances the reputation and visibility of the University. We strive to be Florida’s preeminent athletic program representing UCF and our community with distinction on the national stage as “Orlando’s Hometown Team”. To learn more about UCF and Athletics, please visit our websites at www.ucf.edu and www.ucfknights.com.
